David Davis (August 5, 1936 – November 4, 2022) was an American television producer and television writer. He co-created the sitcoms ''

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'' (with Lorenzo Music) and ''

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'' (with James L. Brooks,

Stan Daniels Stanley Edwin Daniels (July 31, 1934 – April 6, 2007) was a Canadian-American screenwriter, producer and director, who won eight Emmy Awards for his work on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ''Taxi''. Early life Born in Toronto to Jewish pa ...

, and Ed. Weinberger). In 1979, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his producing work on ''Taxi''.

Personal life and death

Davis was born in

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on August 5, 1936. His father, Phil Davis, was a writer for the game shows ''

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'' and '' This Is Your Life''. He moved to

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during his childhood, and attended the

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, where he studied film. Davis had two daughters, Samantha and Abigail, from his marriage to Joann Leeson, which ended in divorce in 1972. Davis was in a relationship with actress

Julie Kavner Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress. Best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', Kavner first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younge ...

from 1976 until his death. They met on the set of '' Rhoda'', a series Kavner co-starred in. Davis died in Los Angeles on November 4, 2022, at the age of 86.

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